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STREAMING MEDIA
Streaming video is a sequence of moving images Sent in compressed form over the internet Streaming video along with audio is called streaming media

STREAMING AS A TECHNIQUE IN WEB PUBLISHING: A STUDY OF CHALLENGES AND MERITS

VIDEO DEPLOYMENT
Codec - short form for compressor/decompressor Codecs compress data as it is encoded, and decompress it for playback
Codecs such as MP3 or H.264 are the mathematical schemes that encode audio and video

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STORAGE CAPACITY & BANDWIDTH

Storage size = Length (in seconds) bit rate (in Kbits)

(in megabytes)
Since 1 megabyte = =

8388.608
8 x 1048576 bits 8388.608 kilobits.

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PROTOCOL ISSUES
Datagram Protocols

The Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)

Unicast Protocols Multicast protocols Peer-to-Peer (P2P)
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Streaming media communication

1. Page Download Request

Client Browser
2. Page Contents

Web Server

5. Media Metafile Contents

3. Media Metafile Download Request

4. Media Metafile Contents

6. Stream Control

Media Player
7. Stream Control/Data

Media Server

STREAMING AS A TECHNIQUE IN WEB PUBLISHING: A STUDY OF CHALLENGES AND MERITS

STREAM MERGING Stream merging occurs when a new client requests a stream that is already in transmission Server begins sending the client two streams simultaneously Patch stream

Multicast stream
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CACHING
Caching is an important performance optimization for standard web objects It has been used effectively to reduce average download latency, network utilization, and server load

STREAMING AS A TECHNIQUE IN WEB PUBLISHING: A STUDY OF CHALLENGES AND MERITS

USES OF STREAMING TECHNOLOGY

Sends e-broadcasts across their corporations Gives remote presentations to employees, customers, and partners Delivers end-to-end training to the sales force or retail locations Enhances professional development and communicate HR policies Conducts pre-sales demos Provides customer service

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CHALLENGES IN STREAMING
Multimedia streams require high data rates and consume significant bandwidth Placing responsibility for congestion control on the application or application-layer protocol Highly sensitive to delay Require more storage than traditional web objects Have long durations compared to the request/ response nature of traditional web traffic
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MERITS OF STREAMING
No waiting for complete downloads

Streamed files are not written to disk

Processed and played as they are received. Conveys live events around the globe near real time. Supports interactivity. Excellent way to enhance otherwise static web sites.

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STREAMING AS A TECHNIQUE IN WEB PUBLISHING: A STUDY OF CHALLENGES AND MERITS